"the thing is" meaning in All languages combined

See the thing is on Wiktionary

unknown [język angielski]

Audio: En-au-the thing is.ogg
  1. rzecz w tym Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: pl-the_thing_is-en-unknown-T6wb2ejX
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Angielski (indeks)
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    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Angielski (indeks)",
      "orig": "angielski (indeks)",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "język angielski",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "unknown",
  "pos_text": "związek wyrazów",
  "senses": [
    {
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          "bold_text_offsets": [
            [
              22,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              23,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "text": "I'd like to come, but the thing is, I just can't afford it.",
          "translation": "Chciałbym przyjść, ale rzecz w tym, że po prostu mnie na to nie stać."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rzecz w tym"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "word": "the thing is"
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  "categories": [
    "angielski (indeks)"
  ],
  "lang": "język angielski",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "unknown",
  "pos_text": "związek wyrazów",
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    {
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        {
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            [
              22,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "bold_translation_offsets": [
            [
              23,
              34
            ]
          ],
          "text": "I'd like to come, but the thing is, I just can't afford it.",
          "translation": "Chciałbym przyjść, ale rzecz w tym, że po prostu mnie na to nie stać."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "rzecz w tym"
      ],
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      "tags": [
        "colloquial"
      ]
    }
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    }
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  "word": "the thing is"
}

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